Corby's Crags
Excavation
S. Beckensall, 1975.
Curation
Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle.
Burials
MNI: 1 (cremation).
Finds
Flint flakes, barbed and tanged arrowhead, food vessel, rock carvings.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Bronze Age | 14C date obtained on organic material closely associated with a burial, or, undated human remains closely associated with diagnostic prehistoric artifects or other datable material |
14C
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Additional Notes
Probably Early Bronze Age.
External References
| National Monuments Record | NU 10 NW 10 |
| Sites and Monument Record | N4227 |
Bibliography
Beckensall, S. (1976) The excavation of a rock shelter at Corby’s Crags, Edlingham. Archaeologia Aeliana 4: 11-16.
Beckensall, S. (1976) CBA Group 3 Newsbulletin 12: 3-4.
Gibson, A.M. (1978) Bronze Age Pottery in the North-East of England. British Archaeological Reports British Series, No. 56. B.A.R., Oxford.
Smith, C. (1990) A barbed and tanged arrowhead from Corby’s Crags, Edlingham. Archaeologia Aeliana 5th Ser 18: 229.
Weyman, J. (1984) The Mesolithic in North-East England. in Miket, R. & Burgess, C. (eds) Between and Beyond the Walls. Donald, Edinburgh, pp. 38-51.
Article Author Graham Mullan